Thank you very much!
That is what I suspected but I wanted to
have someone clarify it for me.
thanks again,
JB
> On Sep 28, 2019, at 7:46 AM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> passing information (arguments, commands, etc.) to another program using
> "open process" requires that the other program has a mechanism to listen to
> interprocess messages. Most programs designed to accept a set of command-line
> parameters do not have listeners for inter process communication (IPC), so
> the general answer to your question is you probably can not provide arguments
> via open process to the copy command.
>
>
> On 9/28/2019 10:05 AM, JB via use-livecode wrote:
>> In a shell command I can execute a external program
>> using the following code:
>>
>> on mouseUp
>> set the defaultFolder to desktop
>> put “myPic.jpg" into tFILE1
>> put “myPic copy.jpg" into tFILE2
>> put shell( "./copy" && quote & tFILE1 & quote && quote & tFILE2 & quote)
>> into pData
>> answer question pData —will be success or failed
>> end mouseUp
>>
>> The code above will execute a program that has two arguments which are
>> the source file and destination file. It is a simple copy program.
>>
>> I was reading about open process:
>> --open process appName [for [text|binary] {read | write | update |
>> neither}]
>>
>> I can open a process and execute the above mentioned external program
>> but I am not able to supply the arguments.
>>
>> Is it possible using open process to execute a program with arguments
>> and if it is would it be better to use the shell command or open process?
>>
>> I know if you use a shell command it takes control until it is done and
>> open process might run in the background which I do not really need
>> that I know of in this instance.
>>
>> JB
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